Placken

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German placke (alongside Upper German pflacke), from Proto-Germanic *plaggą, *plakkô. Cognate with Dutch plak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplakən/

Noun

Placken m (strong, genitive Plackens, plural Placken) (informal, northern and central Germany)

1. patch, rag of cloth, flat torn-off piece of anything
2. large stain or discoloration
3. (usually in the form Placken Land) patch of land

Declension

Declension of Placken [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Placken	die	Placken
genitive	eines	des	Plackens	der	Placken
dative	einem	dem	Placken	den	Placken
accusative	einen	den	Placken	die	Placken

Related terms

• Plakat
• Plakette